32nd Break: Suspicion

Meng Xing's face turned cold as soon as he entered the carriage.

"Boss..." Qiu Qi, who he had seen earlier before Lin Ze dragged him away, called. "I investigated that flower seller who you bumped into earlier and found out that Jin Peng, as well as young master Liu who recently died, was eyeing her." She spoke. "It was also because of her that the deceased young master Liu and young master Yang quarrelled before. It was in the Xu family restaurant that they quarrelled and many people saw it. Qiu Liu also must have seen it." She told him.

Meng Xing's eyes narrowed. "Jin Peng died, and young master Liu also died after Jin Peng sent people to kill him." He spoke. "Now, there is young master Yang who Lin Ze suspects." He chuckled.

"But, that was because Lin Ze misunderstood that Xu Ran poisoned you." Qiu Qi grimaced.

"En." Meng Xing nodded in agreement. "But, it won't harm us to double-check them. Not to mention – " he smiled. " – out of all the inns, why is it the Yang family's inn that was chosen by a practitioner to reside?" he asked.

Qiu Qi's eyes widened. "Could it be...?!" She exclaimed.

Meng Xing shook his head. "I still believe in my vision." He spoke.

Qiu Qi calmed down. Meaning, Meng Xing believes that the Yang family are innocent.

"There is just a reason why it was chosen..." Meng Xing muttered. Then, suddenly, his eyes widened after he caught onto something. "Qiu Qi." He called.

"Yes, boss?" Qiu Qi answered. She knows that their boss found something.

"When was the time that the 'ghost' appeared in the Yang family inn?" Meng Xing asked.

"More than a week ago." Qiu Qi answered.

"And the time young master Yang and young master Liu quarrelled?" Meng Xing asked.

"... more than a week ago!" Qiu Qi gasped in surprise. "Could it be, this 'ghost' heard young master Yang and young master Liu quarrelled and thought that young master Yang is an upright person for defending a girl's purity so he chose the Yang family inn to reside?" she asked, then her delicate brows knitted. "I just don't know whether he chose the Yang family inn because the Yang family are good people so they won't drive him out even if he is ghosting them. Or that, he just wanted to add more chaos to the capital, and also scare the kind family because he is just perverse." She said and sighed.

Meng Xing smiled. "Anyway, there must be a reason." He said and looked at the name 'Ah Yu', who is the flower seller that he bumped into today.

Earlier, when he bumped into Ah Yu, he felt something hard and cold on her waist. Well, he is very vigilant, especially lately, so he would definitely test people if there is a chance. Thus, when he fell earlier, he deliberately but also subtly bumped his elbow on her waist while masking it with his wide sleeves so she wouldn't notice. Thus, he insisted on paying her and acted dizzy to touch the table, and also to make eye contact with Qiu Qi who he saw was in the crowd.

Lo and behold, what did he find? Not only this girl is hiding a weapon inside her clothes, but she is also hiding weapons inside the table! No matter how faint it is and how noisy the street is, he has an extremely sharp hearing. So, he confirmed that this Ah Yu is suspicious, and must also be a practitioner of martial arts like Lin Ze. She came from jianghu.

As for the other thing he is suspecting of... "Find a chance to test whether she was injured in her right arm." He told Qiu Qi.

Qiu Qi started. She recalled that indeed, Ah Yu subconsciously avoided their boss hitting her arm. "Yes, boss!" she answered.

The carriage then stopped not far from the back of the Meng residence.

"Boss... do you need me to - ?" Qiu Qi asked as she worriedly looked at Meng Xing. Then, she froze when she saw that there was a secret door. When did their boss build a secret door? She thought and sighed as she watched Meng Xing disappear.

Then, she also left, going to do the tasks given by their boss.

...

Meng Xing's carriage has already left, but Lin Ze is still looking in the direction where it went. Not because of Meng Xing, but of that woman who he said was his friend. Lin Ze remembered that this woman was also there together with that man who was hostile to him that day in the clinic where he brought Meng Xing after Meng Xing fainted due to his poison recurred.

Lin Ze is not stupid. That time when Meng Xing told him about his 'friend' who went missing and asked him for help (no, MX didn't. It was LZ who asked MX to seek help from him), Meng Xing said that the one who went missing was his 'friend'. But Lin Ze figured out that this 'friend' might be the culprit who poisoned Meng Xing, so Meng Xing is looking for her.

When Lin Ze asked Meng Xing how Meng Xing knew that this 'friend' was missing, Meng Xing said that he confirmed from his other friends. And this woman who fetched Meng Xing is Meng Xing's friend, as well as that man who is hostile to him (LZ). But this woman and that man are obviously no ordinary people. So how could Meng Xing, who claims to be an orphan and is from the countryside, be friends with these people? Not to mention that Meng Xing also claimed the missing woman as his friend before.

So, was that missing woman really Meng Xing's friend and that she poisoned him for some reason? But what could be the reason for an orphan who came from the countryside to be poisoned by his friend? In fact, was Meng Xing really an orphan from the countryside? He looked like he wasn't as Lin Ze's first impression of him was a carefree young master. But, Meng Xing's awe when they went to the floating brothel is authentic, like he is really from the countryside and has not seen the world. Unless he is very good at acting.

So, what is the truth? Who is Meng Xing, really?